GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| disport | sport |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| dull | tedious |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |